VisCAM RP User Manual (PDF) - Kxcad.net

VisCAM Help 4.0
After spot size compensation, supports are generated on the basis of the compensated contour
areas. Alternatively, support generation can also be produced directly on the original contour
areas without spot size compensation.
If the slices have been generated intra-VisCAM, the use of contours with spot size compensation
for support generation is pre-set automatically. However, in case of an imported slice model, it is
assumed that the contours in the slice data file already contain spot size compensation and that
it does not have to be performed again. Therefore, the use of original contours without
compensation is pre-set in this case. .
Hint: If spot size compensation should not be conducted in any case, since it will be generated
by the machine software automatically, for instance, it is recommended to set the value for spot
size compensation in the machine database to zero.
Support parameters:
The way supports are generated conforms to the parameters defined in the machine database
(tab page Support), which can be seen and modified at any time by the invocation of Define
support style.
Calculate supports up to slice number:
As a standard, all slices are always considered when supports are generated, wherefore the
value indicated at the invocation of support generation complies with the topmost slice of the
supported part. By input of a subjacent slice number, support generation can be limited to this
slice height. This makes sense if, for example, only the bottom or the lower region of the part
shall be supported.
Generate supports for each part separately:
The generated supports always start of with the support socket that links the part to the
platform. The dimensions of the support socket in the XY-plane go by the maximum dimensions
of the part which has to be supported.
If the generation of individual supports for each part is switched off, all supported parts are
joined together by one single support socket. The dimensions of the support socket in the XYplane
correspond to the dimensions in XY of all supported parts. The parts that are combined by
the support socket are regarded as one single part afterwards and they cannot be handled
separately anymore.
If the generation of individual supports for each part is active, the supports for each part are
produced separately. Consequently, each part has its own support socket whose dimensions are
in accordance with the dimensions on the XY-plane of the respective part. Then, the supported
parts can still be handled separately, even after support generation
Hint: If, in case of individual parts, supports with different parameters are supposed to be
generated, this can be realised by a previous selection of individual parts ("Select part") in Build
preparation. If a single part is selected, supports are automatically generated for this part only.
When selecting further parts, different support parameters can be defined for them.
Referecence: Build preparation, Define machine, Select part, Compensate shrinkage, Slice
options, Show single slice
326